The cattle on a thousand hills. – Psalm 50:10 – For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

All the silver and the gold. – Haggai 2:8 – ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts.

The world and everything in it. – Psalm 24:1 – The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.

God Owns All; We Are His Stewards
Under the Jewish system the people were taught to cherish a spirit of liberality both in sustaining the cause of God and in supplying the wants of the needy… Thus, they were reminded that God was the proprietor of their fields, their flocks, and their herds; that it was He who sent them the sunshine and the rain that developed and ripened the harvest. Everything that they possessed was His; they were but the stewards of His goods. AA 337

Life, breath, and all things. – Acts 17:25 – Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

Riches and honor. – 1 Chronicles 29:12 – Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

The power to get wealth. – Deuteronomy 8:11-18 – ¹¹Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgements, and His statutes which I command you today, ¹²lest – when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; ¹³and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have it multiplied; ¹⁴when you heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord you God who brought you out of the Land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; ¹⁵who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; ¹⁶who  fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end – ¹⁷then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the night of my hand gained me this wealth.’ ¹⁸”And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Tithe is one-tenth of my income. – Leviticus 27:30-32 – ³⁰And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord. ³¹If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. ³²And concerning the tithe of the herd of the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.

Warning against robbing God of His tithes and offerings. – Malachi 3:7 & 8 – ⁷”Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you said, ‘in what way shall we return?’ ⁸”Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and in offerings.

Tithing not to be left undone. – Matthew 23:23 – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law? Justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Priests received tithe for their services. – Numbers 18:21 – “Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

Tithe – and Offering Too
The tithe was to be exclusively devoted to the use of the Levites, the tribe that had been set apart for the service of the sanctuary. But this was by no means the limit of the contributions for religious purposes. The tabernacle, as afterward the temple, was erected wholly by freewill offerings; and to provide for necessary repairs and other expenses… From time to time sin offerings and thank offerings were brought to God. PP 526

Tithe for support of the ministry. – 1 Corinthians 9:13 & 14 – ¹³Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offering of the altar? ¹⁴Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

Support of the Priest
The apostle [Paul] here referred to the Lord’s plan for the maintenance of the priests who ministered int eh temple. Those who were set apart to this holy office were supported by their brethren, to whom they ministered spiritual blessings. AA 336

The great tithing promise. – Malachi 3:10 – “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.

A Real Christian Loves to Give
As God’s work extends, calls for help will come more and more frequently. That these calls may be answered, Christians should heed the command, “Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in Mine house” (Malachi 3:10). If professing Christians would faithfully bring to God their tithes and offerings, His treasury would be full. There would then be no occasion to resort to fairs, lotteries, or parties of pleasure to secure funds for the support of the gospel. Men are tempted to use their means in self-indulgence, in the gratification of appetite, in personal adornment, or in the embellishment of their homes. For these objects many church members do not hesitate to spend freely and even extravagantly. But when asked to give to the Lord’s treasury, to carry forward His work in the earth, the demur. Perhaps, feeling that they cannot well do otherwise, they dole out a sum far smaller than they often spend for needless indulgence. They manifest no real love for Christ service, no earnest interest in the salvation of souls. What marvel that the Christian life of such ones is but a dwarfed, sickly existence! He whose heart is aglow with the love of Christ will regard it as not only a duty, but a pleasure, to aid in the advancement of the highest, holiest work committed to man – the work of presenting to the world the riches of goodness, mercy, and truth. AA 338, 339

Seek God first, and He will provide. – Matthew 6:33 – But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

First Things First
We are to engage in no business, follow no pursuit, seek no pleasure, that would hinder the outworking of His righteousness in our character and life. Whatever we do is to be done heartily, as unto the Lord… If we follow His example, His assurance to us is that all things needful in this life “shall be added.” Poverty of wealth, sickness or health, simplicity or wisdom – all are provided for in the promise of His grace. MB 99

The righteous never have to beg. – Psalm 37:25 – I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.

God loves a cheerful giver. – 2 Corinthians 9:6 & 7 – ⁶But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully, ⁷So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Receiving By Imparting
The sower multiplies his seed by casting it away. So it is with those who are faithful in distributing God’s gifts. By imparting they increase their blessings. God has promised them a sufficiency that they may continue to give. COL 86